Once Upon a Time/Darkness on the Edge of Town

Darkness on the Edge of Town
Season 4, Episode 12
Airdate	March 1, 2015
Production Number	412
Written by	Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz
Directed by	Jon Amiel
Stream
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Once Upon a Time — Season Four

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Darkness on the Edge of Town is the twelfth episode of the fourth season of Once Upon a Time and the seventy-eighth episode overall.

Starring: Ginnifer Goodwin (Snow White / Mary Margaret Blanchard), Jennifer Morrison (Emma Swan), Lana Parrilla (The Evil Queen / Regina Mills), Josh Dallas (Prince Charming / David Nolan), Emilie de Ravin (Belle), Colin O'Donoghue (Captain Hook), Jared S. Gilmore (Henry Mills), Michael Socha (Knave of Hearts / Will Scarlet)

and Robert Carlyle (Rumplestiltskin / Mr. Gold)

Guest Starring: Kristin Bauer van Straten (Maleficent), Merrin Dungey (Ursula), Beverley Elliott (Granny), Victoria Smurfit (Cruella De Vil), Keegan Connor Tracy (The Blue Fairy / Mother Superior)

Co-Starring: Michael Querin (Cruella's Husband), Panou (FBI Agent)

Plot Overview

With Mr. Gold banished from town, the residents of Storybrooke attempt to resume their normal lives. Hook and Belle search for a way to release the fairies from the Sorcerer's hat, while Emma, Henry and Regina continue to look for clues that could lead them to the Author. But when a terrifying darkness descends on the town, Emma and Regina are forced to confront the true nature of evil. Meanwhile, in New York, Mr. Gold and Ursula enlist Cruella De Vil to join their cause.

Viewership

• Viewers: 4.45M
• 18-49 Rating: 1.3%